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A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze lions paper weights, circa 1780

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

(2)

Larg. 17 cm;

Width. 6 3/4 in

This model, with lions supporting a globe, is well known, and a pair is preserved at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (inv. 27174 A-B), donated by the family of collector Victor-Prosper Martin-Leroy (1842-1918). Another similar pair was sold at Christie's London on November 13, 2019, lot 3.

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